Luke 3:29
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 3:29 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
the son of Josa, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
- 2 hapax legomena — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 2 first appearances in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Josa, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Josa, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
the `son' of Jesus, the `son' of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the `son' of Matthat, the `son' of Levi,
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
The sonne of Iose, the sonne of Eliezer, the sonne of Iorim, the sonne of Matthat, the son of Leui,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Who was of Jesus, who was of Eliezer, who was of Jorim, who was of Mathat, who was of Levi,
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
the `son' of Jose, the `son' of Eliezer, the `son' of Jorim, the `son' of Matthat,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
the son of Yosi, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Who was the son of Jose, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi,
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
which was the sonne of Ieso: which was the sonne of Helieser: which was the sonne of Ioram: which was the sonne of Mattha: which was the sonne of Levi:
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun · Proper, indeclinable
Full Thayer's Definition
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἰησοῦ Iēsoûs G2424 “Jesus” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἐλιέζερ Eliézer G1663 “Eliezer” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἰωρεὶμ Iōreím G2497 “Jonam” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Μαθθὰθ Matthát G3158 “Matthi” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Λευεὶ Leuḯ G3017 “Levi” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 10
- words
- 6
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
2 hapax legomena — words that appear only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
Μαθθὰθ Matthi G3158 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τοῦ the G3588 ×5
Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 10 words (6 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Eliézer (“Eliezer”). Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “Eliezer” (Eliézer) shape what this verse is saying?
- 2 words here appear nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- 2 words make their first appearance in Scripture here. What does this debut establish?
- How does Luke 3:24, which shares the word «Matthi», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (5× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Things to notice
- 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 2 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 5 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 5× in this single verse.
- 6 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.